If you follow me on my Instagram stories, you’d know that I make cookies almost every other week. I love a good, gooey melt in mouth cookie. It has the power to turn a bad day better in a matter of minutes. Cookies are so versatile- you can make them with sugar, brown sugar, jaggery or…
Science of Baking
Pinata Cake
In these past few months, we saw a lot of trends from dalgona coffee, to people sharing their tweaked versions of banana bread and now these heart-shaped cakes with a hammer. These 3-D looking cakes are called Pinata cakes and have taken the internet by a storm for a good reason. They’re incredibly fun to…
Eggless Cinnamon Rolls
There’s something about a good old cinnamon roll that gets me really nostalgic about winters and the holiday season. You can eat a cinnamon roll anytime you want- be it breakfast or for a Christmas movie marathon snack. It’s one of the most popular baked sweet bread and now I know why because I absolutely…
Chikki Brownie Bites
Every year, the festive season is all about dressing up, packing up loads of gifts (and desserts), and celebrating with loved ones. However, this year we’ll be celebrating in the comfort of our homes with our families and friends. This is the year when we can all bake delicious festive treats for everyone and send…
How to make cream cheese frosting
There are endless complaints that I receive about the same old vanilla buttercream. It’s admittedly too sweet, admittedly too unhealthy. And incomes in our beautiful cream cheese frosting to rescue you from the same old. Cream cheese frosting is a sweet-tangy frosting that goes beautifully with almost every dessert out there. Plus we can make…
Baking Powder vs Baking Soda – Differences & Uses
Every day I get at least one query about ‘whether I can interchange baking soda and baking powder’ Or ‘can I skip the baking soda/baking powder since I’m out’. I’m here to answer this every lasting debate between the baking soda vs. baking powder. Both baking soda and baking powder play a very crucial role…
Vanilla 101- Everything to know about Vanilla
I’ve special memories associated with vanilla. As a kid, summers were all about multiple scoops of vanilla ice cream as dessert. To this day, not much has changed. I still bake a vanilla flavored cake every other day and eat my desserts always topped with some creamy vanilla ice cream! All of these desserts have…
Walnut Flavor Pairings- top 5 combinations!
As long as humans have existed, we’ve been on the search for food that not only satisfies us but also gives us nutrition. For me, eating desserts is a matter of the heart, but according to science, eating is all about a sensory experience. Our senses respond to different aspects of food such as its…
Hello. I'm Shivesh Bhatia, a food blogger and food stylist from Delhi, India. Welcome to Bake With Shivesh, where I'll help you create magic in your kitchens with my simple recipes.